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ϊ c pifcis in ordinc noflro trigefimus fcptimus, qui Roma^&in l3 

 guriaLecbie appellatur } a Gra^cis ^μι'^ητχξχ το x^oiiuourous 7ΓΚξ*πΚν 

 piWjld cfl^W MfihgtU)f$.jjjfe&*tifii natm } Mdttiri£t Acliano^T^'nT« 

 vocatur,Latine vero a Plinio (qui solus Latinoru ? cius quod fcia 

 mcminiograeco feruato vocabulo, Aptid ctia appcllatur;Hunc au 

 tcm piirem noilrum aliorum AmiamjAeliani vero Tro&am effc, 

 in fine huius hiftoriae comprobabimus. ρ ε s c r ijp τ ι ο 

 Amia rpitro e fthaud extcnto,orc mediocryjr rof>»j& Aentibus(vt etiam r Ariibtelcs/Aclia 

 nus/ Oppianus,atque.f Athenxus tcftatur)munito;Brahchias habct vtrinquc quatcrnas, 

 vci no adnaodu patulas,ita no contc&as; vt contcftas cffe Arift.auihoritatcibide tcfta- 

 tur Athcna?us,quod taracn apud Ariftotcle non lcgitur;Pr^tcrgcminas pinnas, quas v- 

 trinquc tQ ad branchias,tu in vcntrc habet ? in meciio dorfo vna alia erigitur, quae quide 

 in principio magna/cnfim vcro minor fach, fcre ad cauda vfque cxcurrit;ex cuius rcgi 

 onc altcra ciufdc tigurse & magnitqdinis, tcnuior ctiS paulatim rcddita, prope cauda cx^ 

 tenditur.Cuius caudae pinna crcicentis lunae figuram rcpraefcntat; Prior dorfi pars,quae 

 pinna carct/cpteni aculcis nonomnino longis/cd acutiffimis & robuilis,nulla membra- 

 na contcxtis,& ad caudam fpeftantibus^orrct; duobusquc aliis ciufmodi imus ctie ven 

 tcr ad podicc armatur; Cono tcgitur minimc fquamco^fcd Thynni initaiylaeui & fpledcn 

 ti,quod in vetrc argetcu cityn dorfo vcro ccrrulco eolore perfusil;CarpQris figura ob~ 

 Jongiufcula,in latcra comprdIa J & fatis lata cftpraefcrtim a capitc ad cxcrcmetoru vfql 

 orificium,aquofcnfinitcnuior fit;VentricuIu amplu habet;Hcparfubrubru;Et Ariilotclc 

 authore,£ Fei aqudis magnitudath tm fa^ltw.Qijod no folu traffcripjit h Α thenaeus, fcd ctia afflfe 

 iudusicmagnituiinis ejfp ^φ$.£^ί%%)& crebmime^Tncubitalis vero aliquado etiacapitim 



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Marinus pifcis cft Amia; &ut proditum cft ab Ariftotclc 1 TbunniyUmaria^mia fihrunt p3 

 tum vere ^ftatemcpe ibi traducunt;c}uod fic traniTcnpiit Plinius 3 K Ciim Thynnis Ami^ δζ Pela 

 midcs in fotum ai iuktora fabtila intrant grcgatim cttm fiiis φιαψιο ducihus Et Codem Ariftotcle tcflc^ Mariti 

 mis lacubus genera plura pifciu marinoru gignl aper tueft 3 vt Salpa,A.urata, JVfc»Hu 5 alios fere plq 

 vimos,AmifiieHa,in Aiop«3»e/0r<perier; qilinimo Vt ide alibi tradit^SfMf etwfiuMOi genera fifciti copluta 



&p*ftant iufltcHijs & Ucuh^ut Amia &>MugiUs.cm fere fubfcriberc uidctur OppianuSjinquiens^ 



habrax } audaces kmiarfl&cidaope Cbremitts A~Bquora f qit#flmioflU<e Junt minA faluii 



Telamides yCcngrt^ucm dicnnt ttomine Olijhn } Incoluijfeiuuat; 



Vt prseterea tcilatum rcliquit Ariiloteles/ vrofctfo omne fifciumgtnut celetitet d&fdt , & pattyut 



i» pontoj qutypecttm ibi incrementtimfingnlis iitbktplaHe i*tc'digatkr,Scd Amia longc conftetftw ; Qiiod quidcin 

 his verbis tranfcripilt PliniliS fvifiiwn gcms omne fracipua cdmtati adokfcit , maximc in Vonto^mJa t mnU 

 mmum iukts in^uUnm afias;Amiam iiocdntycuius incrementumftngulis diebns inuhptm < 

 Ν Α Τ V R Α Ε Τ Μ Ο R Ε S, 



'^mumgYegakmep ηοη Γοΐύίη exi Arjilotcle/ Plinio. s AEliano ? atquc f Oppiano 5 nccnon(^vt 

 Flutarchus x Athcnaeus, &y Euiiathius tradidcrunt ) cx cius etymologia , coniici poteft; 

 fcd cxprcfse ctiam ab ^ Athcnaeo proditum cil;Carne foldm vcfcitur,vc tcilatur Ariilo- 



tclcSjinqilicnSj a Αίμ enm carniHOYt tantum funt y at CArtilaginei % nt Qcngri, Hiatuht, rbunni } M«r<f«* , JJtpi, 



Oentices,AiHi<e % Cew* i Cui ^ Athenasus ctiam fubfcribit ; Vcrum vt paulo jnfra idem tradit 



Arifto tc\cs % c AwrVj rbyntms^LHptts^magna cx partc carne akntur^fci dgam Wctm tangvnt. AlldaX Cen- 



fc tur;vnde a,b Oppiano(vt fupra ctiam citauimus) Av.Lca Ami* uocdnw;Atquc pugnaoffi 



ma cftjVt tcilis clt AriilotcleS {cribes^Qjanetia Amia ch beliaa nidertnt dliqhTL } (clligM fife^quccmagni 

 tudmc praflantjuflrantesgregem circHnuallant^ β qua tiiolatur ^dtfendum^OenUs bu uahdi y & um cum alia belluce^ 



tm Amia dggufiauHlntu *cctpijfe,dcrwitifi Qppianus vGro ποπ fimpliciter cum bclluis , fcd 



*?tit*YcJnlib. 

 utra Animatia 

 frttdetiora fint 

 terrcfina an a» 

 q%dtilid»Athc» 

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